Boy or Girl

Is Godfrey a boy or girl name?

Godfrey was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,236 US babies named Godfrey were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
#10,205
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Godfrey since 1880
3,236
Most popular year
1918
71 babies
Babies named Godfrey each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Godfrey from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.02040608018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Godfrey, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s8400%
1890s7900%
1900s8500%
1910s39500%
1920s46800%
1930s29900%
1940s36900%
1950s37300%
1960s26900%
1970s20900%
1980s19600%
1990s16600%
2000s8600%
2010s10700%
2020s5100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20247#10,2050–
20239#8,4700–
202210#7,9540–
202113#6,4480–
202012#6,7520–
201914#6,2020–
201810#7,7920–
20178#9,1250–
20168#9,1330–
20156#11,1560–
201413#6,4180–
201312#6,7510–
201216#5,5650–
20119#8,2980–
201011#7,2390–
20095#13,1290–
20080–0–
200712#6,7870–
20068#8,9970–
200512#6,3590–
200412#6,2630–
20038#8,1050–
200213#5,5130–
20018#7,7950–
20008#7,7050–
199917#4,2150–
199815#4,4880–
199710#5,7920–
199618#3,7340–
199519#3,4740–
199415#4,1710–
199319#3,4190–
199213#4,4100–
199117#3,5190–
199023#2,8100–
198921#2,9360–
198819#2,8940–
198717#2,9930–
198615#3,1860–
198523#2,3210–
198415#3,0100–
198319#2,5230–
198223#2,2250–
198121#2,3710–
198023#2,2420–
197918#2,6220–
197819#2,4100–
197722#2,1510–
197623#2,0780–
197521#2,1590–
197413#2,8630–
197318#2,2600–
197230#1,5770–
197122#1,9460–
197023#1,8680–
196924#1,7030–
196820#1,8030–
196722#1,6810–
196621#1,7020–
196514#2,2100–
196433#1,3760–
196331#1,4110–
196233#1,3760–
196140#1,2570–
196031#1,4480–
195934#1,3460–
195843#1,1790–
195735#1,3260–
195637#1,2680–
195539#1,2040–
195435#1,2830–
195340#1,1760–
195234#1,2800–
195137#1,2030–
195039#1,1490–
194941#1,0990–
194855#9370–
194754#9720–
194639#1,1170–
194531#1,1910–
194429#1,2430–
194333#1,1940–
194231#1,2580–
194119#1,6080–
194037#1,0760–
193930#1,2050–
193832#1,1540–
193723#1,4250–
193629#1,2360–
193528#1,2810–
193429#1,2540–
193319#1,6110–
193233#1,1880–
193141#1,0530–
193035#1,2030–
192937#1,1450–
192838#1,1510–
192748#1,0160–
192653#9370–
192548#9900–
192441#1,1260–
192356#9190–
192235#1,2310–
192155#9500–
192057#9180–
191953#9210–
191871#7760–
191761#8120–
191638#1,0490–
191546#9190–
191439#8730–
191331#8870–
191234#7430–
191111#1,0710–
191011#1,0060–
190911#9160–
19086#1,2830–
19078#1,0370–
190614#6570–
190513#6800–
190412#7030–
19035#1,1940–
19026#1,0630–
19010–0–
190010#8670–
18999#7430–
189811#6790–
18979#7500–
18969#7960–
189510#7150–
18946#1,0050–
18939#7250–
18927#8940–
18910–0–
18909#6930–
18896#9200–
188813#5660–
18878#7080–
188610#6200–
188510#6170–
18849#6780–
188310#6130–
18820–0–
18819#6220–
18809#6540–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Godfrey reached #566 in 1888. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Godfrey

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.